Health & wellbeing
Emotional Wellbeing Links
At Nazeing School we are keen to support our pupil’s emotional wellbeing, for example through encouraging a Growth Mindset, but also wanted to provide parents and carers with a range of organisations that may be able to offer additional advice and support for families and children who are facing particular challenges. With this in mind, please find below a list of websites that families can access directly.
Anna Freud – Mentally Healthy Schools
A great range of resources and ideas on how to understand and support your child…
https://www.annafreud.org/parents-and-carers/
Barnados
A tool to search for local support that Barnados offer…
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/helping-families/mental-health
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
A directory of qualified, private counsellors…
CALM
A helpline and advice from the Campaign Against Living Miserably…
Calm App
Mindfulness and meditation app…
Children’s Society
Safe in Essex - support for children age 8+ demonstrating risky behaviour…
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/young-people/east/safe-in-essex
Family Intervention Team – support for families struggling to cope with a child’s challenging behaviour…
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
Southend, Essex and Thurrock Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SET CAMHS)
Lots of online advice plus a route to contact the service directly via the website or on 0800 953 0222…
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-ewmhs
Family Lives
Offering a parent helpline and online chat…
https://www.familylives.org.uk/
Headspace App
Mindfulness and guided meditation app…
Kids Inspire
A therapy service for children aged 8+ …
Kooth
A mental wellbeing website for pupils which includes message boards, online counselling and advice…
MIND West Essex
Offering a range of courses to better understand mental wellbeing… https://mindinwestessex.mindlms.org.uk/
MindFresh
A tool to search for local support services…
https://mindfresh.nelft.nhs.uk/
NHS Every Mind Matters
Advice for adults on managing their own emotional wellbeing…
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Advice for parents/carers on how to support a child…
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/
Place 2 Be
Advice for parents/carers on how to support a child…
https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/supporting-your-child-s-mental-health/
Advice for parents/carers on how to support their child to transition to KS3…
Young Minds
Resources for parents/carers and families…
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/
Your Mind Plan
Advice for adults on managing their own emotional wellbeing…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YfRzhXDKSZQxFVn30TlXBj/your-mental-health-toolkit